Your Stage : What if I try to make a screenplay of this story? by Gustavo Mesa García

Heading West is a romantic novel set during the Napoleonic Wars, centered on the passionate love story between two characters, Anne-Marie and Jaques. The novel follows the couple as they struggle to survive and find each other again, in a time of war, danger, and political turmoil.

Anne Marie is a young aristocrat from a high-ranking family who has been forced to flee Paris to escape the violence and chaos in which she was involved by the violent reaction of her authoritarian father because of her affair with Jaques. Jaques is a peasant who has enlisted in the Grande Armée to fight against the Russians, and at the same time, escapes from the henchmen of Anne's father and tries to return to France after the catastrophic defeat of the Grande Armée.

The novel follows the couple in their different paths, in their struggle against war, intrigue, adventure, and death. Along the way, they face hostile forces, implacable enemies, and their own fears and doubts. Despite everything, their love remains strong, and they never forget their promise to reunite.